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says they carry weapons to the syrian government. and secretary of state john kerry urged al-maliki to crack down on the flights requiring they land in iraq for inspection before continuing on to syria. >> we had a very spirited discussion on the subject of the overflights and i made it very clear, anything that supports president assad is problematic. >> kerry suggested the future of u.s.-iraqi relations is hanging in the balance here, harris. >> harris: given the recent talks and the possibility of chemical weapons used on citizens and we saw the actual video and pictures of people going to the hospital. reportedly the u.s. is not directly helping the syrian rebels, steve, but could this change now? >> some think it should and should change soon including the chairman of the committee, mike rogers of michigan, and there's growing evidence that chemical weapons have been used and rogers says president obama himself says that the use of chemical weapons in syria will be a game changer. >> i think it's abundantly clear that the red li
says they carry weapons to the syrian government. and secretary of state john kerry urged al-maliki to crack down on the flights requiring they land in iraq for inspection before continuing on to syria. >> we had a very spirited discussion on the subject of the overflights and i made it very clear, anything that supports president assad is problematic. >> kerry suggested the future of u.s.-iraqi relations is hanging in the balance here, harris. >> harris: given the recent...
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government debt. 1.89% yield. similar story for the 30-year. off seven basis points, yielding 3.11%. we're back after this. ♪ [ male announcer ] this is karen and jeremiah. they don't know it yet, but they're gonna fall in love, get married, have a couple of kids, [ children laughing ] move to the country, and live a long, happy life together where they almost never fight about money. [ dog barks ] because right after they get married, they'll find some retirement people who are paid on salary, not commission. they'll get straightfoard guidance and be ae to focus on other things, like each other, which isn't rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. >> good afternoon, i'm sandra smith with your fox business brief. the world's largest money manager blackrock, planning to say off nearly 300 employees. the memo came by reuters. blackrock's president said despite the layoffs the company will continue hiring and expects to end the year with more employees than it currently has. blackrock shares jumped nearly 50% in the past three
government debt. 1.89% yield. similar story for the 30-year. off seven basis points, yielding 3.11%. we're back after this. ♪ [ male announcer ] this is karen and jeremiah. they don't know it yet, but they're gonna fall in love, get married, have a couple of kids, [ children laughing ] move to the country, and live a long, happy life together where they almost never fight about money. [ dog barks ] because right after they get married, they'll find some retirement people who are paid on...
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the government issues marriage licenses. the government decides who gets married in two dozen. so in 1967 there was a supreme court case, loving v. virginia, and blacks couldn't marry whites. they challenged that and the supreme court ruled that nine nothing. it was, they have ruled now 14 times about the fundamental right to marriage. from a legal standpoint there is no argument. you can make a moral standpoint if you want, but from a legal standpoint there is no argument. so we feel confident that i'm an outcome how broadly the supreme court will rule? that we don't know. >> tomorrow the nation's highest court hears oral arguments challenging california's proposition eight, a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage in that state. c-span and c-span radio will have live coverage beginning at 1 p.m. eastern. the arguments along with reaction will play again on c-span tomorrow night at 8 p.m. eastern. on wednesday the court hears arguments over the constitutionality of the defense of marriage act, enacted during the bush administration. c-span and c-span radio will again have cov
the government issues marriage licenses. the government decides who gets married in two dozen. so in 1967 there was a supreme court case, loving v. virginia, and blacks couldn't marry whites. they challenged that and the supreme court ruled that nine nothing. it was, they have ruled now 14 times about the fundamental right to marriage. from a legal standpoint there is no argument. you can make a moral standpoint if you want, but from a legal standpoint there is no argument. so we feel confident...
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shrink the size of government. >> we need to cut spending. >> more limited government. put it on a strict atkins style diet. >> jon: i wish i was there when democrats said there's going to be massive across the board spending cuts. i'm sure the republicans were like, okay! [laughter] if that's what you want. basically the sequester amounts to catching your kid smoking and forcing him to smoke a whole carton of cigarettes only your kid is denis leary. in case you are wonder being this incompetence that will implications for the neediestest does it have implications for congress? not so much. >> members of congress, the very people who voted to put this in place won't see any change to their own $174,000 paychecks. >> jon: what an onerous penalty for. there are worst penalties for (bleep) on top chef than congress. at least there you have to pack your knives and go. with last chance kitchen nowadays you get to work back in. and there's the all star season and parachuting contestants in for no good reason. you brought josi imrerks back? cj is cool at least he can cool. [ch
shrink the size of government. >> we need to cut spending. >> more limited government. put it on a strict atkins style diet. >> jon: i wish i was there when democrats said there's going to be massive across the board spending cuts. i'm sure the republicans were like, okay! [laughter] if that's what you want. basically the sequester amounts to catching your kid smoking and forcing him to smoke a whole carton of cigarettes only your kid is denis leary. in case you are wonder...
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going there takes away the sales tax revenue that governments have been relying on for years and years and years. and we as brick and mortar merchants are still required to collect that. so, really, like i said, it comes down to a matter of fairness for the collection. >> but you're going to get more revenue through more sales and in turn, you're going to get more taxation that way, by the money going into the economy. so the reason why people are going on the internet is for the tax reason and the competitive pricing. so all you're going to do here is hamper sales and the best thing going. 6% of the world right now is ecommerce, with the whole tech eco system growing, with smartphones, with tablets, it's going to continue to grow. that money will trickle down into the economy. you're going to kill it this way. >> it doesn't -- >> the truth is, let me push back on you as well, because is it really fair that if i go into a store i'm paying tax and if i do it online, i'm not? >> it's okay, because the local brick and mortar store is getting the tax benefit of that state. so why should a
going there takes away the sales tax revenue that governments have been relying on for years and years and years. and we as brick and mortar merchants are still required to collect that. so, really, like i said, it comes down to a matter of fairness for the collection. >> but you're going to get more revenue through more sales and in turn, you're going to get more taxation that way, by the money going into the economy. so the reason why people are going on the internet is for the tax...
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it's complete role reversal what we thought of our government in in country. >> let's go back. so we have the christmas vacation, after the summer vacation in august or whenever they had it in the summer and then christmas and the post election vacation and two vacations, aspen and florida and now the girls going to the bahamas, no, no, who lives like this? >> no one. let me tell you what this is. i don't mind the president taking vacations, it's a hard job. >> sean: a vacation. >> a vacation. but the tiger woods trip alone, would pay for the white house tours. and we didn't cut the budget all we did was cut the rate of growth. every agency has more money than last year, except for defense, really getting whacked. the attitude of let them eat cake. you get it? this is washington's attitude, you people, the peons out there and the irs and what we saw, tom coburn, the sequester has done something, if the republicans were not so lame as to grabbed ahold of this narrative, which is look at what we're paying for and not paying for and by the way, wake the country up, look, i hope th
it's complete role reversal what we thought of our government in in country. >> let's go back. so we have the christmas vacation, after the summer vacation in august or whenever they had it in the summer and then christmas and the post election vacation and two vacations, aspen and florida and now the girls going to the bahamas, no, no, who lives like this? >> no one. let me tell you what this is. i don't mind the president taking vacations, it's a hard job. >> sean: a...
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government thousands of dollars for supplies take a look at this control switch the u.s. pays nine hundred dollars for that when it's actually valued at just seven dollars eighty dollars for a section of a pipe that is actually valued at just a buck fifty and when you're talking hundreds of billions of dollars nine hundred bucks of course sounds like small change but obviously it's adding up here's another one widespread fraud led by a former u.s. army officer cost cans of millions of dollars in kickbacks. nectar to government contracts for bottled water twenty two people were criminally convicted would still tens of millions of dollars in contracts for bottled water but for iraqis they're paying a different cost a government rife with corruption and in finding near daily deadly bombings still blast baghdad streets and a quarter of the country's thirty one million lives in poverty. historian and political campaign and to recall at least says it is surprising that no one has been held responsible for creating havoc in iraq. now we've got information declassified informatio
government thousands of dollars for supplies take a look at this control switch the u.s. pays nine hundred dollars for that when it's actually valued at just seven dollars eighty dollars for a section of a pipe that is actually valued at just a buck fifty and when you're talking hundreds of billions of dollars nine hundred bucks of course sounds like small change but obviously it's adding up here's another one widespread fraud led by a former u.s. army officer cost cans of millions of dollars...
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government should spend to spur growth. let's look at interest rates. >> yes. >> a lot of projections when they go forwarded are assuming that interest rates will stay low. if you look at the ten-year treasury yield over the '90s averaged 6%. the last seven, eight years, 4%. it is currently less than 2%, as you know. >> right. >> the possibility of interest rates staying as low as they are now is highly unlikely, and that as interest rates rise, yes, the economy will recover but the interest payments on the much larger debt become crushing. >> a couple of things there. first of all, as long as the economy remains weak interest rates will remain low. if the economy gets stronger interest rates will go up but also if the economy gets stronger we will have more revenue and then i start to become a deficit hog. by no means am i saying we have to stay in this expansion mode under all reasons. the idea that we will be facing higher rates is belied by history. look at japan. they have been running deficits twice the debt burden th
government should spend to spur growth. let's look at interest rates. >> yes. >> a lot of projections when they go forwarded are assuming that interest rates will stay low. if you look at the ten-year treasury yield over the '90s averaged 6%. the last seven, eight years, 4%. it is currently less than 2%, as you know. >> right. >> the possibility of interest rates staying as low as they are now is highly unlikely, and that as interest rates rise, yes, the economy will...
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should tell anybody or any state government how they should decide this. marriage has been a state issue for hundreds and hundreds of years. it is complicated, because it provides protection for the states from the federal government. but, you are right. part of it federalizes the issue. i think there is a chance the court could strike down the federalization part of it. if they do, i think the way to fix it is maybe to try to make all of our laws more neutral towards the issue, and, i don't want the government promoting something i don't believe in. but i also don't mind if the government tries to be neutral on the issue, you know, the tax code, i'm for a flat income tax and we wouldn't have marriage as part of the tax code. health insurance, i think there is a way to write it where it would be neutral and you wouldn't bring marriage into the idea of health insurance. >> chris: i want to go back to your filibuster, in which you argued against the president's drone policy, especially, with regard to targeting of american citizens on american soil. after yo
should tell anybody or any state government how they should decide this. marriage has been a state issue for hundreds and hundreds of years. it is complicated, because it provides protection for the states from the federal government. but, you are right. part of it federalizes the issue. i think there is a chance the court could strike down the federalization part of it. if they do, i think the way to fix it is maybe to try to make all of our laws more neutral towards the issue, and, i don't...
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a government shutdown. online, we look at how one adventurer is preparing for an anniversary trek across antarctica. hari talks with joanne davies, who plans to lead an expedition on skis next year in honor of the 100th anniversary of explorer ernest shackleton's attempt. plus, health correspondent betty ann bowser examines the coming crisis in long-term care for seniors and shares her own experience with an ailing mother. that's on our health page. all that and more is on our website newshour.pbs.org. >> ifill: and that's the newshour for tonight. on thursday, we'll examine what congress is doing to keep the government up and running. i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening. thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> support also comes from carnegie corporation of new york, a foundation created to do what andrew carnegie cal
a government shutdown. online, we look at how one adventurer is preparing for an anniversary trek across antarctica. hari talks with joanne davies, who plans to lead an expedition on skis next year in honor of the 100th anniversary of explorer ernest shackleton's attempt. plus, health correspondent betty ann bowser examines the coming crisis in long-term care for seniors and shares her own experience with an ailing mother. that's on our health page. all that and more is on our website...
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the federal government has given a 3d gun maker a license to make and sell firearms. zain asher is on this for us this new york. how does this work is this can the group just start making and selling the guns right away? >> yeah, technically they can. but they're actually not going to. they'll wait for an additional license that will allow them to print and sell a broader range of guns and accessories. they're called defense distributed, a nonprofit organization, their mission is to make guns more accessible. initially they'll sell them, but then they plan on giving away the design plans for free. their hope is that anyone with a 3d printer will be able to make a gun without a permit. technically by the way it is legal to manufacture your oin gun without a permit or a background check as long as you have no plans to sell to anyone else. but let's talk about price. 3d printed guns will be at least no now much more expensive than weapons made the conventional way. currently the company is selling a 3 dflt printed 30 pound magazine for $50. that's double what it would co
the federal government has given a 3d gun maker a license to make and sell firearms. zain asher is on this for us this new york. how does this work is this can the group just start making and selling the guns right away? >> yeah, technically they can. but they're actually not going to. they'll wait for an additional license that will allow them to print and sell a broader range of guns and accessories. they're called defense distributed, a nonprofit organization, their mission is to make...
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they need to -- the italian government needs to request her extradition from the united states, and there is no guarantee at this point that the united states would agree. now, and also, if this court, the italian supreme court, rules that the acquittal that took place in october of 2011 is invalid, it will have to go back to another appeals court in florence and so the timing is not at all clear at this point or the mechanics of how this would be done. now, we have been told by one of amanda knox's lawyers that they are expecting an announcement from the court within the next two hours. so we're waiting to hear what they decide. it was fairly lengthy procedure today, normally in these cases the lawyers are given half an hour, but some of them went on for more than an hour in trying to make their case. so, about two hours to wait and see. >> we'll come back to you, ben wedeman if we hear anything. i'm thinking of the victim's family, meredith kercher's family, how do they feel about a retrial? >> reporter: they want a retrial. they have made it quite clear that they do not believe that am
they need to -- the italian government needs to request her extradition from the united states, and there is no guarantee at this point that the united states would agree. now, and also, if this court, the italian supreme court, rules that the acquittal that took place in october of 2011 is invalid, it will have to go back to another appeals court in florence and so the timing is not at all clear at this point or the mechanics of how this would be done. now, we have been told by one of amanda...
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control that can be turned against the government if the government talks action against iranian interests. so i think if you look at syria, the key things to keep into consideration are what are the multiple battlegrounds, and they'd be able to understand what we would define as enemy or adversary activity on those battlegrounds, and that could be a step toward understanding what could be done to support really the, an outcome there that will stop this humanitarian catastrophe of colossal scale, but do so in a way that's consistent with our interests and what i believe is the interest of all civilized people. >> thank you. i, um, there are dozens of questions in the room. i have several dozen more, but unfortunately, we've run out of time. i want to -- >> [inaudible] behalf laugh. >> i want to thank all of you who have been with us all day for this discussion and in particular dr. brzezinski, general mcmaster, i thank you both very much for joining us. [applause] [inaudible conversations]
control that can be turned against the government if the government talks action against iranian interests. so i think if you look at syria, the key things to keep into consideration are what are the multiple battlegrounds, and they'd be able to understand what we would define as enemy or adversary activity on those battlegrounds, and that could be a step toward understanding what could be done to support really the, an outcome there that will stop this humanitarian catastrophe of colossal...
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it's like your money is confiscated by the government. that's the sort of thing that happens in africa. not in the west. so i mean, it really kind of puts a question mark over everything. >> i would just offer when i look at the markets today and i had a quote here from citi group if you have it in the back. i think it's wot sharing. citi group has come to the conclusion that the fears of contagion are really overrated. that cyprus is a unique situation. and i'ming looking at what you're looking at. >> haven as an offshore. >> a lot of money. >> about getting back at the russians. >> yeah. >> there it is right there. contagion risks are overrated. >> it's just not the origin. it's the size, the size of the banking system there is huge. >> three times gdp. >> no, no, no, eight times gdp. the average in europe is three times the gdp. here in the u.s. it's only one times gdp. they did that on purpose. >> some monday my is from russian. >> foreign money. >> we don't though that it's criminal money. it's packed opt plimized at a minimum is the
it's like your money is confiscated by the government. that's the sort of thing that happens in africa. not in the west. so i mean, it really kind of puts a question mark over everything. >> i would just offer when i look at the markets today and i had a quote here from citi group if you have it in the back. i think it's wot sharing. citi group has come to the conclusion that the fears of contagion are really overrated. that cyprus is a unique situation. and i'ming looking at what you're...
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forcing governments, in this case the government in cyprus to look elsewhere. again, do we want europe -- talking to the russian government about getting financial assistance, to get out of the blackmail in europe. this is very peculiar. >> it sounds to me like the decision you would like to see is one that ends up bailing out russian depositors in the banking system. those who are not insured. is that a bailout that you think is the right one? and one that should be approved by, for example, by german taxpayers or paid for by german taxpayers? >> so this is the rhetoric you refer to is precisely part of the rhetoric that has been distractive in handling the crisis in the last three years. first of all, confiscating deposits in a banking system is not the proper way to deal with anything. and this is what the european governments have proposed. second of all, we're not talking about making a gift to anybody. when the government of cyprus is out of market and cannot finance its own needs from international markets, under the circumstances, other countries throug
forcing governments, in this case the government in cyprus to look elsewhere. again, do we want europe -- talking to the russian government about getting financial assistance, to get out of the blackmail in europe. this is very peculiar. >> it sounds to me like the decision you would like to see is one that ends up bailing out russian depositors in the banking system. those who are not insured. is that a bailout that you think is the right one? and one that should be approved by, for...
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moving on now syria is in a third year of civil war between the government and assad forces france and britain the anniversary with calls to better equip rebel fighters that's despite numerous reports of radical islamists among the opposition ranks and there's also his morea few notion reports now that conflict has since seventy thousand people killed and millions flee their homes this part of syria known as mesopotamia between the tigris and euphrates rivers is considered a cradle of civilization has been home to many ask nick and religious groups living in peace and harmony for ages people here believe this diversity is serious strong point but some warn it could also be used against the country and that's something to destroy. and to regime slogans in syria have been repeated to the longest of all the arab spring countries but assad didn't step down within weeks like the leaders of to measure and egypt nor did his regime fall within months like colonel gadhafi is in libya opposing sides have gone beyond demonstrations and clashes killings have become an everyday reality those wantin
moving on now syria is in a third year of civil war between the government and assad forces france and britain the anniversary with calls to better equip rebel fighters that's despite numerous reports of radical islamists among the opposition ranks and there's also his morea few notion reports now that conflict has since seventy thousand people killed and millions flee their homes this part of syria known as mesopotamia between the tigris and euphrates rivers is considered a cradle of...
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jeffrey brown begins with israel's new government. brown: in jerusalem today, workers literally rolled out the red carpet as part of a final preparations ahead of president obama's trip to the region. at the same time, israel's new coalition government was itself installed. led again by prime minister benjamin netanyahu but including new key players. its formation took weeks of negotiations after netanyahu won re-election in january's parliamentary elections. a victory accompanied by the surprisingly strong second-place finish of yair lapid. today netanyahu had to say about his new government stance on relations with the palestinians. >> with a palestinian partner who is willing to conduct negotiations in good faith, israel will be prepared for historic compromise that will end the conflict with the palestinians forever. >> brown: on one important issue, new jewish settlements in the west bank and east jerusalem, the country's new housing minister said yesterday that building would continue in, quote, accordance with what the governme
jeffrey brown begins with israel's new government. brown: in jerusalem today, workers literally rolled out the red carpet as part of a final preparations ahead of president obama's trip to the region. at the same time, israel's new coalition government was itself installed. led again by prime minister benjamin netanyahu but including new key players. its formation took weeks of negotiations after netanyahu won re-election in january's parliamentary elections. a victory accompanied by the...
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government troops are losing ground to the rebels. he is speaking to boost their morale. >>> japanese officials are moving ahead with plan does relocate a u.s. base. they've applied for the mission to begin reclamation of land for the proposed base. the officials submitted the papers outlining the reclamation project. it calls for the construction of two runways and facilities for the marine corps air station. >> translator: we officially obtained consent from local fisherman this afternoon. so we immediately submitted our application, based on the agreement to the prefecture. >> jap nose and u.s. officials agree move the arab station from a densely populated city to a coastal area. but the plan has been stalled because of opposition. okinawa governor want the base moved out of prefecture completely. >> translator: it's virtually impossible. i've been telling central government officials that they'd better change their plan and decide to move the base outside of okinawa. it would be the best and quickest way to settle the issue. my vi
government troops are losing ground to the rebels. he is speaking to boost their morale. >>> japanese officials are moving ahead with plan does relocate a u.s. base. they've applied for the mission to begin reclamation of land for the proposed base. the officials submitted the papers outlining the reclamation project. it calls for the construction of two runways and facilities for the marine corps air station. >> translator: we officially obtained consent from local fisherman...
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[inaudible] what does it say about the priority of this coalition government? >> it's an important priority we have taken on in budget after budget even in difficult times say we are on your side, we want to cut your taxes bills. in two weeks time there are is a tax cut of over 200 pounds for 24 million people in our country. each and every taxpayer at the same time lifting over 2 million people out of tax and don't pay any income tax at all. it's progress on the side of people who work hard and want to get on. >> what is the prime minister planning to spend his millionaire's tax on? [cheering and applause] >> honorable lady, when the top rate of tax put up, millionaires paid 7 million pounds less. that's incompetent and inefficient sei she left -- to support. >> the question is asked, when the prime minister is giving -- [inaudible] dr. julian lewis. give him the sas nighting gail had the qirks quashed following the quashing of his military prison sentence last year, does the prime minister agree with me that it would be totally against the public interest and
[inaudible] what does it say about the priority of this coalition government? >> it's an important priority we have taken on in budget after budget even in difficult times say we are on your side, we want to cut your taxes bills. in two weeks time there are is a tax cut of over 200 pounds for 24 million people in our country. each and every taxpayer at the same time lifting over 2 million people out of tax and don't pay any income tax at all. it's progress on the side of people who work...
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the home secretary governments got their immigration policy wrong. that she should persuade her husband to make a similar position as far as economic policy? >> i think my honorable friend makes a very good point. we inherited a complete shambles when it came to immigration, a system completely out of control. but we have had apologies or sort of apologies for that. what we have not had as any sort of apology for the borrowing, spending, and debt, for the mess we are left in by the party opposite. >> mr. speaker, it has been estimated that some of the cost 7 just one nuclear reactor, million households would be lifted out of fuel poverty. it comes with an eye watering 14 billion pound price tag. that does not make nuclear unaffordable, can you tell us what would? >> our fleet of nuclear power stations are coming to the end of their life. i think it is very important that we work hard to replace some of that capacity. myt is what -- why i think right honorable friend was absolutely right to give us the go-ahead. i think it will be an important provide
the home secretary governments got their immigration policy wrong. that she should persuade her husband to make a similar position as far as economic policy? >> i think my honorable friend makes a very good point. we inherited a complete shambles when it came to immigration, a system completely out of control. but we have had apologies or sort of apologies for that. what we have not had as any sort of apology for the borrowing, spending, and debt, for the mess we are left in by the party...
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government troops are losing ground to the rebels. analysts say assad is speaking defiantly to try to boost their morale. >>> four years on from the end of fighting, slis ree lafrpga i getting on. many are getting valuable help from the international community. >> reporter: more than 20 years of fighting between the majority government and minority insurgents drove hundreds of thousands of sri lankans from their homes. now, though, the end of the war has allowed nearly 300,000 displaced people to return to the north of the country. it's a region that saw some of the worst violence. it's not just a simple matter of moving back in, of course. with housing and infrastructure destroyed in the war, long-term support is required to rebuild and get life back on track. to take one example of help from abroad, the japan international cooperation agency donated 60,000 palm tree seedlings to sri lanka last year. the war damaged countless trees in this area. many have died completely. we. >> translator: we palm leaves for the roof and can sell th
government troops are losing ground to the rebels. analysts say assad is speaking defiantly to try to boost their morale. >>> four years on from the end of fighting, slis ree lafrpga i getting on. many are getting valuable help from the international community. >> reporter: more than 20 years of fighting between the majority government and minority insurgents drove hundreds of thousands of sri lankans from their homes. now, though, the end of the war has allowed nearly 300,000...
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the government up front saying we're going to take your money. we're doing it secretly, and i think the honest approach is better. shibani: they make parallels in cypress, and what you mentioned happens here in the u.s., but the levy on bank deposits, this is what is causing a storm, and it's really getting people upset. are you concerned about any kind of precedence this could bring into the industry into europe and what it could do to banking confidence as a whole because when you start to have runs on banks and runs into atms as we see vis walls of and people concerned about whether or not they get their money, that creates panic. >> yeah, i think, you know, it could be a wakeup call. i own an offshore bank in the caribbean, and our business, since the cypress event, is up about 150%, so a lot of people are looking for safer places to park money because people are starting to think about whether deposit insurance is not all that it's marketed to be. the fdia insures 8 trillion in deposits, but 25 billion in reserves. my bank in the caribbean i
the government up front saying we're going to take your money. we're doing it secretly, and i think the honest approach is better. shibani: they make parallels in cypress, and what you mentioned happens here in the u.s., but the levy on bank deposits, this is what is causing a storm, and it's really getting people upset. are you concerned about any kind of precedence this could bring into the industry into europe and what it could do to banking confidence as a whole because when you start to...
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think it will be before governments start sniffing around your bank account. frankly, i believe it's not long. think this country, when first federal income tax was just to blender efforts of world war i but it stuck around. or europe. expanded. what started out as a 4% tax for millionaires is now north of 20%, and en snaring, well, everyone. that is what concerns me about this cyprus tax. what the poor saps will discover when the banks reopen in cyprus, run. can't take their money and the government is watching and limiting, and i am kind of worrying. what is going on in this island nation, is a tsunami. bank on it. literally. to rich edison, in cyprus to this nervous night before, hey, rich. >> good evening neil, you have to imagine, folks without access to their banks account will have some tomorrow 8:30 in the morning. for more than a week these folks had closed banks today there was a bit of a lull, in fact that banks were closed not because of a bank panic but a regular holiday, greek independence day. but there are thoughts to last week with long lines
think it will be before governments start sniffing around your bank account. frankly, i believe it's not long. think this country, when first federal income tax was just to blender efforts of world war i but it stuck around. or europe. expanded. what started out as a 4% tax for millionaires is now north of 20%, and en snaring, well, everyone. that is what concerns me about this cyprus tax. what the poor saps will discover when the banks reopen in cyprus, run. can't take their money and the...
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the previous government, the previous government borrowed -- [yelling] >> order! order! order! >> we can't have all talk without the year. it's not a competition who can shout loudest. you don't want to boo your own chancellor. i'm sure your constituents would understand if you believe the chamber. let us continue. chancellor exchequer. >> mr. deputy speaker, the facts show the opposite to be true. the previous government borrowed 159 billion. this year the government is forecasted to borrow 114 billion pounds. that's 45 pounds a year less borrowing. borrowing from 108 billion next year and 97 billion in 2014, and 87 billion in the last year before holding 61 billion and 42 billion in the following two years and ensure complete transparency the odr published the number without the cash transfer. they show on the measure too borrow is forecast to fall. we admitted to a fiscal mandate that would balance the current budget over the following rolling five years, i can confirm that they we're on course to meet our fiscal mandate and meet it one year only. however, the likelihood of
the previous government, the previous government borrowed -- [yelling] >> order! order! order! >> we can't have all talk without the year. it's not a competition who can shout loudest. you don't want to boo your own chancellor. i'm sure your constituents would understand if you believe the chamber. let us continue. chancellor exchequer. >> mr. deputy speaker, the facts show the opposite to be true. the previous government borrowed 159 billion. this year the government is...
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because the syrian government knows that the u.s. france britain is waiting to strike those are the very last may be wanted to provoke that sort of intervention so it would be lunacy and madness for president assad's forces to use chemical weapons and so if you know we have a can of worms has been used it has to be by the rebels and if that's the case then obviously that will highlight the hypocrisy of the u.s. and the west because they said the red line the chemical weapons are only seems to apply present assad's forces use of the syrian army and so we're going to be consistent on these chemical weapons to use me is wrong and if the rebels are using them they should be conducted to war crimes now the opposition the prime minister i guess a naturalized u.s. citizen what do you think drove this election his election but it reminds me of the election about ecommerce of mahmoud jibril in libya if you think back two years to the libyan air. and to see a very similar scenario because. he had spent many decades in the us he'd studied in th
because the syrian government knows that the u.s. france britain is waiting to strike those are the very last may be wanted to provoke that sort of intervention so it would be lunacy and madness for president assad's forces to use chemical weapons and so if you know we have a can of worms has been used it has to be by the rebels and if that's the case then obviously that will highlight the hypocrisy of the u.s. and the west because they said the red line the chemical weapons are only seems to...
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their own government they've lost trust in the e.u. in the euro group their partners in europe you know they say you know we're part of the union butt. we feel that they feel that they have been cornered into a position where they had no choice but to accept something very difficult so their view towards europe really has changed right now. you know what kind of a union this is going to be and also i think they were worried they were disappointed that no one really came to help them to their aid and they say the people say that look it's not our fault it's not their fault ordinary workers to do the jobs those people who got their banks into trouble where are they now are they actually experiencing the same things that they are here on the ground so that's kind of this it's gone there's no confidence with people on anything anyone says to them and to wrap it up we have about a minute left but what message does this send to people around the world who are watching i mean we're seeing things play out in iceland in greece all different out
their own government they've lost trust in the e.u. in the euro group their partners in europe you know they say you know we're part of the union butt. we feel that they feel that they have been cornered into a position where they had no choice but to accept something very difficult so their view towards europe really has changed right now. you know what kind of a union this is going to be and also i think they were worried they were disappointed that no one really came to help them to their...
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tavis: so what's your read on the impact that this government, this israeli government freshly formed the other day after a lot of back-and-forth just in time for president obama's arrival they at least have called together some form of government now, what's your sense of how that body and its formulation will impact the peace process? as i read here and there the sense i get is that this is not the kind of government as it's currently formed that in any way advances that notion. is what i'm reading or taking from that right or wrong? >> it's a mixed picture and i'm not sure we can make a judgment yet. i think we have to withhold judgment for the time being. i say that because on the one hand you have the same foreign minister who says nothing can be done on the palestinian issue. you have now a new defense minister boga yagalon, former israel defense forces chief of staff who's a very tough guy who doesn't have the same commitment as his predecessor, ehud barak to the two-state solution. he, too, is saying nothing can be done. you have a new housing minister who used to be the head
tavis: so what's your read on the impact that this government, this israeli government freshly formed the other day after a lot of back-and-forth just in time for president obama's arrival they at least have called together some form of government now, what's your sense of how that body and its formulation will impact the peace process? as i read here and there the sense i get is that this is not the kind of government as it's currently formed that in any way advances that notion. is what i'm...
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ago no and what has to be remembered i mean the iraq war quite simply is the most horrendous thing my government has done in my lifetime it is the most egregious crime of the twenty first century through a process of systematic manipulation of intelligence and outright lies to the american people the bush administration waged a war without the justification of self defense that makes it a war crime under international law. the supreme international crime in the words of the nuremberg tribunal the true cost of the war will never be known although some valiant efforts have been made peer reviewed studies back in two thousand and six put the iraqi death count at six hundred fifty thousand. that's an unimaginable number we have almost five thousand troops dead and we have when the interest is considered on how much the war will cost because it was both fought with borrowed money it's on the order of six trillion dollars that's more than the g.d.p. g.d.p. of most countries so look. the biggest the biggest to scrape about this war is the fact that no bush administration official now or ever will be he
ago no and what has to be remembered i mean the iraq war quite simply is the most horrendous thing my government has done in my lifetime it is the most egregious crime of the twenty first century through a process of systematic manipulation of intelligence and outright lies to the american people the bush administration waged a war without the justification of self defense that makes it a war crime under international law. the supreme international crime in the words of the nuremberg tribunal...
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the first proactive statement by our government, by the the administration at the u.n. human rights council in p front of the countries, called on iran to release the pastor and to treat his medical condition. we met with the state department friday after that hearing they failed to show up at, and we pressed the medical issue which seemed to turn a lightbulb on. bill: it could be significant, right. jordan, thank you. i appreciate that bit of information there. to trent franks now, a member of congress who signed this two-page letter along with five other members of congress, what are you demanding of john kerry at this point? >> well, simply to look at the human side of this first and foremost, that this is a family, this is a family that has children that said loved to tuck in at night and tell stories to. i have 4-year-olds at home, i know the incredible human element of this. and this is an american citizen put in an iranian prison simply because he had the nerve to practice his faith. and at the very core of everything america is is this notion that religious free
the first proactive statement by our government, by the the administration at the u.n. human rights council in p front of the countries, called on iran to release the pastor and to treat his medical condition. we met with the state department friday after that hearing they failed to show up at, and we pressed the medical issue which seemed to turn a lightbulb on. bill: it could be significant, right. jordan, thank you. i appreciate that bit of information there. to trent franks now, a member of...
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this is really government is perhaps less solid and previous israeli governments. i do think there is something that contributes to the solidity of the relationship when the two leaders look at each other as reelected by their own politics. ironically, both men come to the summit with a much heavier emphasis on the need to address the internal politics in their own countries. for the president, he is coming back to deal with the end of government. that is supposed to happen in a few days. netanyahu's is at least as much about domestic issues as everything we have just spoken about. a lot but those items on the table. there is a lot more to talk about in terms of jordan, and the very important message the president is sending by going -- his first trip to the arab countries since the series of uprisings. he picked a monarchy, and what message this sends elsewhere in the region is powerful. let me turn now to your questions and comments. please be kind enough to address your question to one of our participants so that all three don't have to answer every question. th
this is really government is perhaps less solid and previous israeli governments. i do think there is something that contributes to the solidity of the relationship when the two leaders look at each other as reelected by their own politics. ironically, both men come to the summit with a much heavier emphasis on the need to address the internal politics in their own countries. for the president, he is coming back to deal with the end of government. that is supposed to happen in a few days....
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we are unhappy because the hong kong government treats us unfairly. this is discrimination. >> the lower court ruled in 2011 that the maids had the right to seek permanent residencresidenc. critics say granting residency would bring an influx of more foreign helpers. they say that could strange the social services, health and education system. >>> police in south korea say clues from a cyber attack last week on major banks and broadcasters point abroad. they say a malicious code originated from internet protocol addresses in four countries including the united states. malware infected servers at three tv stations and three banks. that triggered massive network failures last wednesday, disabling more than 32,000 computers. police and members of a south korean government task force have detected ip addresses allocated to the u.s. and three european countries. they have not disclosed the specific names of the european nations involved, but they've asked for cooperation from relevant authorities to track down the original source of the cyber attacks. inve
we are unhappy because the hong kong government treats us unfairly. this is discrimination. >> the lower court ruled in 2011 that the maids had the right to seek permanent residencresidenc. critics say granting residency would bring an influx of more foreign helpers. they say that could strange the social services, health and education system. >>> police in south korea say clues from a cyber attack last week on major banks and broadcasters point abroad. they say a malicious code...